Chapter 25: Only You Are the Green Mountain

Qiao Shuyi joined the Business Department of Shengxing, her main job being to negotiate business collaborations for their streamers and artists.

Simply put, she was responsible for finding them endorsements.

The work wasn’t complicated. With Chen Yue’s help and guidance, she was able to handle it independently after just a few days.

However, she soon discovered a problem.

Throughout Shengxing, the streamer with the highest fan count and popularity was a certain KK.

But the advertisements and resources allocated to her were far less than those given to other streamers with slightly lower popularity, even less than some mid-tier streamers.

Why was this?

Qiao Shuyi had also privately asked Chen Yue about the reason, but Chen Yue wasn’t sure either, only saying it was arranged by Sister Song and CEO He, and they, as employees, didn’t need to know.

Qiao Shuyi secretly reported the situation to Sheng Tang, asking her to investigate discreetly.

In a blink of an eye, Qiao Shuyi had been working at Shengxing for a week, gradually adapting to the 9-to-5 life.

The work was relatively easy, and her colleagues were easy to get along with. Qiao Shuyi learned many gossip stories from them.

She secretly noted these gossip stories, intending to filter and organize them later, sending them to Sheng Tang.

Sheng Yu seemed very busy. After finding her at Shengxing on the first day, he hadn’t appeared again.

Sheng Tang said he had gone on a business trip to Haicheng recently.

However, just as the flowers in Qiao Shuyi’s vase were about to wilt, a new bouquet was delivered to the Qiao family.

It was still her favorite blue lisianthus and cornflower.

This time, there was a card with the flowers.

The card had a row of powerful characters written in pen: [I see all living beings as grass and trees, only you are the green mountain.]

Although Qiao Shuyi hid the card in her bag before her parents saw it, her mother, with her keen observation, quickly noticed something was wrong when she saw another bouquet delivered.

After dinner that night, Qiao Shuyi was called into the study by her parents.

“Mom and Dad, what’s wrong?”

“Shuyi, have you… been dating recently?”

“……No.”

Qiao Shuyi instinctively denied it, but her voice lacked confidence.

“Then what about the bouquet of flowers this morning? I remember someone also sent you a bouquet on your first day of work last week.”

After a pause, her mother asked, “Was it the same person?”

Qiao Shuyi: “……I think so.”

“But we haven’t started dating, he’s just pursuing me.” She quickly added.

“Oh?”

Her father’s eyes lit up instantly: “What’s his name? How old is he? What does he do? How many people are in his family?”

“…”

Qiao Shuyi’s cheeks flushed, and she didn’t know how to answer for a moment.

Her mother quickly reached out and nudged her father, scolding him: “Why are you asking so many questions? It’s like you’re checking his background. Shuyi hasn’t even started dating yet!”

“Yeah, yeah, yeah.”

“Shuyi.”

Her mother took her hand and smiled gently at her: “Can you tell Mom and Dad what kind of person he is to you? That way, we can feel a little more at ease.”

Qiao Shuyi thought for a moment, and Sheng Yu’s face gradually appeared in her mind, along with the little moments they had spent together.

A smile unconsciously touched her lips: “He’s a very good person. He’s handsome, kind, calm and disciplined, ambitious, and very attentive to me.”

Her mother listened to her every word, and a smile also unconsciously appeared on her lips.

Her father, however, snorted from the side: “I don’t believe he doesn’t have any flaws?”

Qiao Shuyi thought for a moment: “He’s not without flaws.”

Her father had a “I knew it” expression.

“He’s a bit cold, not very talkative.”

“Not very talkative?” Her father frowned: “How can that be?”

Qiao Shuyi quickly said: “He’ll talk to me.”

Her father wanted to say something else, but her mother interrupted him with a smile: “It’s good that he’s not very talkative. It’s much better than those smooth-talking men, isn’t it?”

Her father frowned, wanting to say something, but thinking about what his wife said made sense, he changed his mind and said: “When you have time, bring him home for us to meet. We’ll check him out for you. What if he’s like that guy from the Gu family…”

Her mother glared at him unhappily, and her father instantly shut his mouth.

“This…” Qiao Shuyi felt a little awkward.

If her parents knew that the person pursuing her was Sheng Yu, their expressions would be quite interesting.

“What are you rushing for?” Her mother said impatiently: “Shuyi said that the boy is pursuing her, but she hasn’t agreed yet. Why are you so eager to have her bring him home?”

“Yeah, yeah, yeah.” Her father scratched his head sheepishly.

“Shuyi, do you like him?” Her mother’s gaze returned to Qiao Shuyi’s face, her eyes filled with interest.

“I like him a little, but I want to wait a little longer to see.”

Wait until the favorability reaches 100.

“Are you trying to observe him more?”

“Hmm… I guess so.”

…

After returning to her room, Qiao Shuyi let out a long sigh of relief.

Sometimes she felt very lucky to have been born into such a harmonious and happy family.

Compared to marrying a wealthy man from a good family, her parents seemed to hope that she would marry someone she liked and who was good to her.

Throughout the whole conversation, they didn’t ask if he was from the same circle, what his family did, or how much wealth they had.

Because they cared more about whether she liked him and what kind of person he was.

A faint sense of happiness mixed with indescribable joy welled up in her heart.

Qiao Shuyi couldn’t help but grab the doll next to her and cover her face with it, rolling over.

Suddenly, she thought of something and got out of bed.

She opened the bag she had been carrying during the day and rummaged through it, finally finding the card.

[I see all living beings as grass and trees, only you are the green mountain.]

As she looked at it, she couldn’t help but laugh.

She clipped the card with a clip and placed it on her dressing table.

This way, she could see it every time she put on makeup.

After a while, she pulled out her notebook.

Sheng Yu had sent her new flowers today, and he had beautiful handwriting.

[Favorability +5]

[Cumulative Favorability 50]

Still 50 to go…